World Dairy Diary coverage of World Dairy Expo is sponsored by: No doubt about it – 2009 has been a really, really tough year for the dairy industry, and in a state like Wisconsin where the economy relies so heavily on dairy, it has been painful. But the state’s Dairy Business Association is determined to live up to its slogan … Read More
Dairy Farmers Tell Story With Social Media
World Dairy Diary coverage of World Dairy Expo is sponsored by: “Using Popular Media to Tell Dairy Farming’s Story” was the topic of a Tuesday morning seminar at World Dairy Expo conducted by Jolene Griffin of Dairy Management Inc. (pictured on the left) and Polly Ligon O’Grady of Weber Shandwick (right). Who would have imagined even just a few years … Read More
Flickr Photos from World Dairy Expo 2009
World Dairy Diary coverage of World Dairy Expo is sponsored by: Photos from World Dairy Expo are now posted online. Photos will be updated through out the day so make sure to check back regularly for the latest pictures. World Dairy Expo Photo Album
Alice in Dairyland at World Dairy Expo
World Dairy Diary coverage of World Dairy Expo is sponsored by: Our first interview from World Dairy Expo is with Cheryl O’Brien, the current reigning Alice in Dairyland. Cheryl grew up on a dairy farm in southwest Wisconsin, majored in journalism at the University of Wisconsin, and now has the privilege of representing Wisconsin’s agricultural industry as the 62nd Alice … Read More
World Dairy Expo Time
We are heading up to Madison, Wisconsin today for World Dairy Expo which kicks off tomorrow. The dairy industry’s spotlight will be trained on Madison, Wisconsin, when the 43rd edition of World Dairy Expo takes place September 29 through October 3, 2009. “Legendary” is the theme of this year’s show – a celebration of the legendary trade show, legendary cows … Read More
World Dairy Expo Summary
I’m slowly lowering my cheese intake this week after the massive amounts served to us at World Dairy Expo last week. The picture is of one of the outside vendors. I took it when I was leaving late one night. Here’s some official summary information from the World Dairy Expo staff that I thought you’d be interested to know: Total … Read More
Guernsey Wins WDX Supreme Champion
The 2007 World Dairy Expo is over and it ended with a great Parade of Champions. You can see pictures of all the action in my photo album. There’s 242 of them in there! Here’s your Supreme Champion, Indian Acres Mm Pistachio Pie, Ashley Elise Sears, So. Deerfield, MA . Jersey was the Reserve Supreme Champion, Llolyn Jude Griffen-et, Peter … Read More
Big Ass Fans Are In Your Face
I couldn’t pass up this picture. If I’m a cow needing a little breeze to cool me down then give me a Big Ass Fan. That’s what I’m talking about. One of these would be very nice over by deck too I’ll bet. Here’s what they say about them on their website: “We don’t know about California, but we’re darn … Read More
How A Cow Is Like An Ethanol Plant
When I saw a booth that posed the question, “How is a cow like an ethanol production plant?” I had to stop for a visit. Manning the booth is Nick Baker, U. S. Dairy Forage Research Center. Nick says that basically the cow’s rumen uses microbes to break down forage and feed into the energy it needs much like an … Read More
National Dairy Shrine Having Great Year
The National Dairy Shrine is having a great year according to board member Tommy Martin. Tommy is an old friend of mine (he’s not old) from my home state of Florida. He works for Merial. I found him in the trade show this morning and asked him to give me an update on how the National Dairy Shrine is doing. … Read More